Table 2: Comparison of the attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine-ATV-COVID-19 scale according to socio-demographic variables.
Descriptive characteristics |
Positive opinion |
Negative opinion |
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Mean scores |
Statistical evaluation |
Mean scores |
Statistical evaluation |
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(X+SD) |
Test |
p |
(X+SD) |
Test |
p |
Age |
19-29 age 30-39 age 40-49 age 50-59 age 60-69 age |
15.18 ± 2.62 15.58 ± 2.79 15.89 ± 2.72 17.00 ± 2.20 18.09 ± 2.29 |
h = 37.143 |
0.0001* |
18.23 ± 2.92 19.03 ± 2.73 19.43 ± 2.65 20.75 ± 2.24 21.09 ± 2.47 |
h = 35.256 |
0.0001* |
Gender |
Female Male |
15.97 ± 2.73 16.10 ± 2.80 |
z = 21067.5 |
0.749 |
19.29 ± 2.80 19.61 ± 2.72 |
z = 20602 |
0.485 |
Marital Status |
Married Single Divorces |
16.32 ± 2.75 15.16 ± 2.45 14.96 ± 3.07 |
h = 14.851 |
0.001* |
19.66 ± 2.67 18.73 ± 2.68 19.15 ± 3.61 |
h = 5.823 |
0.054 |
Educational Status |
P. School High School University |
16.16 ± 2.87 15.94 ± 2.60 16.05 ± 2.99 |
h = 0.355 |
0.837 |
19.36 ± 2.62 16.82 ± 2.70 18.73 ± 3.18 |
h = 5.823 |
0.054 |
Occupation |
Unemployed House wife Worker Civil Servant Retired |
15.03 ± 2.99 16.20 ± 2.82 15.73 ± 2.55 16.65 ± 3.09 17.83 ± 2.36 |
h = 21.544 |
0.0001* |
18.35 ± 2.44 19.47 ± 2.81 19.53 ± 2.59 19.00 ± 3.11 21.10 ± 2.73 |
h = 17.487 |
0.002* |
Social Security |
Available Not Available |
16.10 ± 2.74 15.32 ± 3.15 |
z = 3639 |
0.172* |
19.57 ± 2.77 17.91 ± 1.93 |
z = 26.86 |
0.002* |
Working Period |
1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 15 years ↑ Unemployed |
15.42 ± 2.30 15.74 ± 2.67 15.32 ± 2.78 16.64 ± 2.66 15.99 ± 2.88 |
h = 11.738 |
0.019* |
18.23 ± 2.42 19.05 ± 2.63 19.26 ± 3.03 20.09 ± 2.56 19.33 ± 2.81 |
h = 14.675 |
0.005* |
Chronic Disease |
HT D None |
16.62 ± 2.37 17.08 ± 2.56 15.61 ± 2.80 |
h = 20.301 |
0.0001* |
20.30 ± 2.32 20.67 ± 2.40 18.94 ± 2.78 |
h = 32 |
0.0001 |
Covid-19 infection |
First Previously Noninfected |
16.13 ± 2.89 16.28 ± 2.66 15.18 ± 2.78 |
h = 8.278 |
0.016* |
19.86 ± 2.57 19.62 ± 2.64 18.42 ± 3.16 |
h = 11.66 |
0.003* |
Following hygiene rules |
Yes No |
16.13 ± 2.80 14.80 ± 1.71 |
z = 3555 |
0.016* |
19.52 ± 2.80 18.84 ± 1.91 |
z = 4209 |
0.205 |
Implementation of recommendations |
Yes No |
16.16 ± 2.71 12.54 ± 2.47 |
z = 846.5 |
0.0001* |
17.15 ± 3.05 19.55 ± 2.72 |
z = 1497.5 |
0.007* |
Abbreviations: h: Kruskal-Wallis H; z: Mann-Whitney U. *p < 0.05